ZIP code

62554

in Oreana, IllinoisPopulation 1,832

ZipVitals Score

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51.23/ 100

Ranked #14,501 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 45%)

Ranked #651 of 1,368 Illinois ZIPs (top 48%)

Ranked #12 of 17 Decatur, IL ZIPs (bottom 29%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

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What defines this ZIP

Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.

Arsenic in groundwater

60.5%

in the top 0.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th

US99th

Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that untreated groundwater in this area — the source private wells draw on — exceeds the federal arsenic limit of 10 micrograms per liter.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

0.27%

in the top 32% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th

US68th

Definition & source ›

The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.

Full methodology ›

The read

Judged by its overall standing, Oreana, Illinois (ZIP 62554) sits in the top 45% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,501st) and the top 48% of Illinois (651st).

An even profile, with readings pulling both ways: crowded housing lands at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Poverty rests in the bottom 18% nationally, homeownership settles in the top 20% nationally, and modeled disaster risk lands in the bottom 21% nationally. Against that, modeled arsenic rests in the top 0.3% nationally, and radon settles in the top 12.1% nationally. Modeled mammography lands in the bottom 14.5% nationally. Recreation rests at the national minimum, shared with about 35% of ZIPs. Physicians settles at the national minimum, shared with about 38% of ZIPs. Childcare lands at the national minimum, shared with about 42% of ZIPs.

Put plainly, arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 61756, just across the boundary.

What’s driving this score

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts. Compare it against the US, this state and the Decatur, IL metro area.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

Compare withinUnited StatesIllinoisMetro area

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of the United States

Risk Behavior

healthier than 61%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 61%

Disability

healthier than 64%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 61%

About typical

close to the middle of the United States

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 44%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 53%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 49%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 41%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of the United States

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 14%

14%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of Illinois

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 62%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 70%

11%

About typical

close to the middle of Illinois

Preventive Care

healthier than 56%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 55%

Disability

healthier than 55%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 58%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of Illinois

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 34%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 23%

14%

DomainHow this ZIP comparesShare

Lifting this score

healthier than most of this metro area

Risk Behavior

healthier than 69%

11%

About typical

close to the middle of this metro area

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 44%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 50%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 44%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 56%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 50%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 44%

Holding it back

less healthy than most of this metro area

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 31%

21%

Disability

healthier than 31%

“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Nearby & similar ZIPs

Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.

How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured

Evidence

Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.

Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Arthritis among adults	30.4%	26.7–34.2
High blood pressure among adults	37.4%	33.0–42.0
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults	10.4%	9.4–11.5
Current asthma among adults	10.4%	9.1–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults	7.4%	6.5–8.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults	8.0%	6.8–9.4
Depression among adults	22.2%	18.7–25.9
Diagnosed diabetes among adults	12.0%	10.2–13.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened	39.7%	35.1–44.5
Obesity among adults	39.5%	31.5–48.0
Stroke among adults	3.7%	3.3–4.2
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years	14.9%	11.9–18.2

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years	6.6%	5.2–8.2
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure	78.5%	75.4–81.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults	79.1%	75.5–82.4
Cholesterol screening among adults	88.2%	86.4–89.9
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years	63.6%	58.1–68.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults	64.7%	60.6–68.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years	70.1%	61.0–78.3

Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Binge drinking among adults	17.3%	14.3–20.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults	13.7%	11.3–16.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults	22.6%	18.3–27.4
Short sleep duration among adults	34.8%	28.3–41.8

Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults	18.3%	15.5–21.3
Frequent mental distress among adults	16.2%	14.1–18.4
Frequent physical distress among adults	13.7%	11.9–15.7

DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults	12.7%	11.0–14.7
Any disability among adults	30.1%	25.6–34.8
Hearing disability among adults	8.0%	7.0–9.1
Independent living disability among adults	7.9%	6.9–9.1
Mobility disability among adults	14.5%	12.2–16.8
Self-care disability among adults	3.6%	3.1–4.1
Vision disability among adults	4.4%	3.9–5.0

Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS

Measure	Crude prevalence	95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults	23.1%	19.3–27.3
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	11.5%	9.3–14.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults	11.1%	8.9–13.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults	9.4%	7.7–11.3
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults	6.4%	5.4–7.5
Loneliness among adults	32.0%	26.8–37.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults	6.2%	5.1–7.4

Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	IL median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate	4.8%	10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364	9.4% (3.4–21.4%) n=1,378
Uninsured 18–64	6.6%	9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286	6.6% (1.7–15.2%) n=1,375
No HS diploma (25+)	5.7%	7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505	6.5% (2.1–16.1%) n=1,377
Bachelor's or higher (25+)	18.8%	23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505	21.6% (9.3–49.2%) n=1,377
Unemployment rate (16+)	2.9%	3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274	4.2% (0.7–10.0%) n=1,375
Households without a vehicle	3.3%	3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322	3.9% (0.0–11.8%) n=1,377
Broadband subscription	93.6%	89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322	89.4% (77.4–96.0%) n=1,377
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)	20.2%	23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322	21.2% (10.7–34.7%) n=1,377
Homeownership rate	89.2%	78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322	80.9% (61.0–94.1%) n=1,377
Crowded housing (>1 per room)	0.0%	1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322	0.9% (0.0–4.1%) n=1,377
Foreign-born population	0.2%	2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553	1.4% (0.0–17.6%) n=1,378
Single-parent households	35.8%	53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087	53.8% (39.6–70.3%) n=1,372
Population 65+	12.7%	19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553	19.4% (12.1–28.7%) n=1,378
Median age	46.0 yr	42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292	42.1 yr (34.3–52.1) n=1,373
Median household income	$95,625	$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318	$75,429 ($50,714–$114,949) n=1,334
Median home value	$152,600	$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049	$154,250 ($86,310–$346,100) n=1,332
Median gross rent	$928	$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670	$934 ($675–$1,653) n=1,170

Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based

Measure	Value	US median (p10–p90)	IL median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth	75.6 yr ± 1.67	78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308	78.9 yr (75.5–82.2) n=1,348

About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 1.67 years of 75.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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as of 2026

How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured